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Tired of having to carry all his own equipment around, PIERRE HALL put the LEAD BALLOONS together in the dying days of 2005, after playing solo across the city for quite a while. He recruited CRAIG MARCHINGTON in on bass. He then got DAN STUBBS in on guitar. SCOTT JACKSON came in and made a racket on the drums. Bonding over a diverse range of influences they brought their lovestruck jangly-indie pop together in a rickety old rehearsal room in Salford, with bands like Felt, Belle & Sebastian, The Libs, Orange Juice, Televison, I Am Kloot, Blur and Dion & The Belmonts in mind. They played gigs solidly for two years, and got to do some cool stuff on the way. They took Glastonbury by storm. They played loads of great gigs with loadsa great bands like The Courteeners, Viva Voce, Tokyo Police Club, and at some great nights like akoustik Anarky and Another Music=Another Kitchen. They released the much sought-after limited edition seven inch ‘Somethin’ You Say/Don’t Let That Go To Waste’. Steve Lamacq and John Kennedy XFM played it. They had some crazy house parties inviting every man and his dog to come and watch. Then Scott told us he had to go. Sorely needed on some kind of mission from God (a la Blues Brothers) in his nativeland, Australia, we wiped our tears- and said our good-byes… The Lead Balloons are now on permanent hiatus until further notice. Keep the dream alive. Never give up. X Praise for Lead Balloons… “EXUBERANT POP HEAVEN” -TIME OUT “IMMEDIATELY LOV